Fat Joe 'The Darkside: Vol.1' Album Preview

Fat Joe The Darkside: Vol.1 on Terror Squad/E1 arrives July 27.

At last night's, Fat Joe The Darkside: Vol.1 listening session at Skyline Studios, NYC.

Tracks previewed are:
"If It Ain’t About Money ft. Trey Songz (prod. Cool & Dre)
“Intro - Welcome to the Darkside” (prod. Scram Jones )
“Valley Of Death” (prod. Cool & Dre )
“I Am Crack” (prod. Just Blaze )
“Kilo” ft. The Clipse and Cam’ron (prod. DJ Infamous)
“You Don’t Want No Problems” (prod. Scoop DeVille)
“How Did We Get Here” ft. R. Kelly (prod. Raw Uncut)
“Heavenly Father” ft. Lil Wayne (prod. Streetrunner)
“I’m Gone” (prod. DJ Premier)

Track details via Planet Ill
“Welcome to the Darkside” (Scram Jones production) features a few clever lines and hard production. Ends with “We gone throw the biggest party when Curtis die.” Draw your own conclusion.

Cool & Dre keep that flame hot on “Valley Of Death”. Very low bottoms, guitars, and loud ambient noise. Scorching hot.

Just Blaze gave Joe an immense, bottomless beat for “I Am Crack” and Joe delivers one of the all time gully songs speaking as the drug itself. “It’s Crack, baby minus the incubator.” Sick.

The “Kilo is 1000 grams” sample first flipped by Ghost is somersaulted by DJ Infamous on “Kilo” which features The Clipse and Cam’ron. Very, very ugly. Infamous bodies “Rappers Are In Danger” as well.

Scoop DeVille wrecks a Flash Gordon sample like his momma is in a basement with Bin Laden on the titanic “You Don’t Want No Problems”. You have to hear it to believe it. “Weezy On the Island where a Day feel Like A Milli”. More sickness.

R. Kelly drops by on “How Did We Get Here” returning to his more soulful delivery.

“Heavenly Father” feat Lil Wayne gets on Pun’s widow and deads any notion that he owes her anything.

DJ Premier-produced “I’m Gone” closes the album. It was produced the day Guru died and is triumphantly somber with punctuating piano but an immensely chunky string and hard drum create the perfect storm of malevolent sorrow.

Read the full listening session account here:
Planet Ill - Fat Joe The Darkside: Vol.1

also The Source Magazine was in the building as well. Read their account:
The Source - Fat Joe The Darkside: Vol.1

Fat Joe - 'Ha Ha (Slow Down)' Ft. Jeezy (video)

Fat Joe The Darkside on Terror Squad/E1 arrives June 29.

Related:
Fat Joe - 'Ha Ha (Slow Down Son)' Ft. Jeezy & Diddy Behind The Scenes Video

Fat Joe Signs With E1; Preps 'The Darkside' New Album

via the press release

NEW YORK, NY -- 03/29/10 -- E1 Music is thrilled to announce the addition of hip hop icon Fat Joe to its burgeoning roster of artists.

Fat Joe will release a new album, titled "The Dark Side," on June 28th, 2010. The first single, "Slow Down" features Young Jeezy and was just serviced to urban radio.

Fat Joe states, "It's been a long time coming. I have a long history with Alan Grunblatt and everyone at E1. Although it's a small label, they have the best marketing and promotion staff in the hip hop game and I'm looking forward to working with them on my new album, 'The Dark Side.'"

Alan Grunblatt, President of E1 Music, adds, "I originally signed Fat Joe to his first record deal and was blown away by the new material Joe played me. Fate has brought us back together; trust me when I tell you he's got bangers for days!"

Joseph "Fat Joe" Cartagena has sold over 2.5 millions album as a solo artist and has taken the hip hop world by storm since his 1993 debut album "Represent." He followed this impressive debut with success after success. His album Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) was a critically-acclaimed, platinum selling album that spawned the hits "What's Luve" and "We Thuggin."

In addition to being a highly successful solo artist, he is also the founder and current C.E.O. of the collective Terror Squad. Joe also had a monster hit with Terror Squad, "Lean Back," which became a summertime anthem when it was released.

Fat Joe 'J.O.S.E. 2' New York City Listening Session with Photos and Video

For the press and taste makers, Fat Joe Listening Session at the EMI New York offices Thursday September 24.



Photos:
Film Magic
Getty Images

Fat Joe - Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2) track list:

1 "Winding On Me" ft. Lil Wayne & Ron Browz
2 "Joey Don't Do It"
3 "One" ft. Akon
4 "Aloha" ft. Pleasure P & Rico Love
5 "Put You In The Game" ft. T-Pain & OZ
6 "Congratulations" ft. Rico Love & T.A.
7 "Porn Star" ft. Lil Kim
8 "Cupcake" ft. Benisour
9 "Ice Cream" ft. Raekwon & T.A.
10 "Okay Okay"
11 "Blackout" ft. Swizz Beatz & Rob Cash (of K.A.R.)
12 "Music" ft. Cherlise

Fat Joe - Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2) on EMI/Terror Squad in stores October 6